River Legacy Parks

Safety Rules
1. All boat occupants must wear appropriately sized, properly fastened U.S. Coast Guard-approved life jackets.

2. The passenger area of the boat must not be permanently enclosed above the shoulders of the occupants. Each occupant must be visible while the boat is in the water.

3. Boats must be free of sharp edges or anything that could pose a danger.

4. Consumption of alcoholic beverages or other substances that might impair a participant's judgment will not be permitted before or during the race. No alcohol is permitted in Hurricane Harbor.

5. Children under 8 years of age will not be permitted to race.

6. All participants must be able to swim.

7. There are height limitations for boats. See Construction Rules #8 and #9.

Race Rules
1. Each boat must have a designated Captain. The Captain must check in at the registration area on the day of the race during the designated time below.

Youth 8:30 - 9:15 a.m. Adults 9:30 - 10:45 a.m.

2. To qualify as a finalist, participants must correctly navigate the race course around the buoys, and all crew members must be in the boat as it crosses the finish line. Each boat must pass technical inspection following the time trials.

3. Boats with the fastest times in the time trials will advance to the semifinals and/or finals.

4. Navigating crews for Youth Class I and Class III boats must start the race in the boat. Navigating crews for Adult Class I and Class III boats must start the race out of the boat. Navigating crews for adult Class II boats must start the race in the boat. Navigating crews who start the race in the boat are not allowed to get any help pushing off.

5. Crew members must wear their boat numbers over their life jackets. The number must be at least 6-inches tall.

6. Any boat and/or crew not ready to race at the designated time will be disqualified.

7. Time trials for Class I youth boats will be in the Lazy River. Youth semifinals and finals will be in the Wave Pool, without the wave action.

8. Time trials and semifinals for adult boats will be held in the Wave Pool, without the wave action. Waves will be turned on during the finals. If no boat finishes in the finals, winners will be based on semifinal results. If three or fewer boats are entered in a category, the boats will race in time trials and finals only.

9. Participants must retrieve their boat — or its remains — from the water.

10. Youth will race with adults if there are fewer than two youth entries. Any entry with a crew member age 14 or older will race with the adults.

11. A participant may compete in more than one class or category; however, the rules of each class entered must be followed, and a different boat must be raced in each category.

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